Apyrrothrix
Apyrrothrix araxes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Pyrrhopygini
Genus: Apyrrothrix
Lindsey, 1921

Apyrrothrix is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.[1]

Species

Funet recognizes two species in the genus Apyrrothrix.[2] While Butterflies of America recognizes Apyrrothrix as a monotypic genus with A. araxes as its sole member and with A. arizonae recognized as subspecies arizonae.[3]

  • Apyrrothrix araxes (Hewitson, 1867)
  • Apyrrothrix arizonae (Godman & Salvin, 1893) (Sometimes as Apyrrothrix araxes arizonae)

References

  1. ↑ "Genus search results". www.nhm.ac.uk Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Apyrrothrix". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Apyrrothrix araxes arizonae (Godman & Salvin, 1893)". butterfliesofamerica.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.


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